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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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