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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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