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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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