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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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