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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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