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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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