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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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