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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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