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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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