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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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