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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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