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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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