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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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