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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major 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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