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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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