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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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