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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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