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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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