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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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