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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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