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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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