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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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