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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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