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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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