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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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