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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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