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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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