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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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