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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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