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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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