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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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