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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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