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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free 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 several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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