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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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