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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies 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 stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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