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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guyana to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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