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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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