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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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