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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Morocco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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