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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Saudi Arabia to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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