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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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