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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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