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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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