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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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