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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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