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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Morocco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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