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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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