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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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