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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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