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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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