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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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