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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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