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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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