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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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