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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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