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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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