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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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