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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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