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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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