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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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