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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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