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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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