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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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