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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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