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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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