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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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