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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Elidaemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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