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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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