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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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