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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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