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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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