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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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