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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches 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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