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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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