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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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