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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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