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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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