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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses online. 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 generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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