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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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