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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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