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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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