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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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