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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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