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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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