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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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