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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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