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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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