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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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