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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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