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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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