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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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