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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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