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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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