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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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