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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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