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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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