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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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