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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Singapore to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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