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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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