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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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