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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines 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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