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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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