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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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