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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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