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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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