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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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