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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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