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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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