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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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