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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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