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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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