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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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