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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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