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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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