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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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