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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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