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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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