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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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