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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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