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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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