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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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