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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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