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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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