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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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