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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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