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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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