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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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