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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Oman to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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