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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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