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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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