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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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