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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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