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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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