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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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