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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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