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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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