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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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