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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the 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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