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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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