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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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