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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines 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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