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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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