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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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