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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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