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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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