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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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