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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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