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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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