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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies 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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