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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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