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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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