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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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