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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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