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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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