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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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