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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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