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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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