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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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