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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Qatar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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