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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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