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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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