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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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