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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology enable humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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