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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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