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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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