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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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