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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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