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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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