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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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