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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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