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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Seychelles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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