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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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