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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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