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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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