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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Namibia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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