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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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