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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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