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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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