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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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