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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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