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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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