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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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