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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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