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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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