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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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