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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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