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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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