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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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