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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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