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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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