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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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