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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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