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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also explores 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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