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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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