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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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