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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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