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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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