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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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