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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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