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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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