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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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