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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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