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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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