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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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