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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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