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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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