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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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