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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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