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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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