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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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