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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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