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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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