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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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