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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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