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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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