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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines 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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