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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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