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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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