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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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