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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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