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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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