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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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