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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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