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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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