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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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