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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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