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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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