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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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