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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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