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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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