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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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