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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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