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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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