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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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