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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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