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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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