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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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