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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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