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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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