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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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