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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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