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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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