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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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