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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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