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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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