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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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