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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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