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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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