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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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