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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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