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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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