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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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