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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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