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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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