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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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