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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important 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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