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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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