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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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