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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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