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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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