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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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