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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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