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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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