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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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