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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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