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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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