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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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