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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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