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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low 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 elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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