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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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