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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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