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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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