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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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