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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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