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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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