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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key 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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