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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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