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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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