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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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