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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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