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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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