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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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