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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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