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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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