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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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