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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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