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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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