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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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