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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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