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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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