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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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