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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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