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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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