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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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