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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Senegal to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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