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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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