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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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