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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Djibouti to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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