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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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