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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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