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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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