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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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