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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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