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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate 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. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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