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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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