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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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