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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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