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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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