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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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