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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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