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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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