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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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