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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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