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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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