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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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