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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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