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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOCs? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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