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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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