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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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