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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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