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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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