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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers 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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