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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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