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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate 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 variety of subjects that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational 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 education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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