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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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