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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Djibouti to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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