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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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