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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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