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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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