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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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