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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively 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 MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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