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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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