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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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