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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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