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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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