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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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