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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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