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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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