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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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