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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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