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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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