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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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