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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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