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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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