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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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