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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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