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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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