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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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