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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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