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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gabon to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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