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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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