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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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