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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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