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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Benin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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