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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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