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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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