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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the major 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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