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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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