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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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