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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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