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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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