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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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