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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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