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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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