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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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