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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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