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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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