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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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