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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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