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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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