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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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