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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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