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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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