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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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