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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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