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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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