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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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