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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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