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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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