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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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