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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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