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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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