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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Angola to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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