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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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