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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major 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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