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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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