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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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