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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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