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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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