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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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