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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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