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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Botswana to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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