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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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