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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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