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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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