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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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