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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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