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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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