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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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