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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have enabled students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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