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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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