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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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