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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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