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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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