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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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