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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies 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 educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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