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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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