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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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