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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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