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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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