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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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