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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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