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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mozambique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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