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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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