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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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