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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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