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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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