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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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