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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are almost always free 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 several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about 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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