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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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