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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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