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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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