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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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