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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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