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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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