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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers 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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