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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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