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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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