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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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