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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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