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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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