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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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