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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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