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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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