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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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