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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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