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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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