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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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