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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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