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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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