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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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