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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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