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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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