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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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