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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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