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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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