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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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