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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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