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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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