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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)