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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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