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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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