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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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