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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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