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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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