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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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