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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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