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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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