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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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