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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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