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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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