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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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