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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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