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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take 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. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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