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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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