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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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