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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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