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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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