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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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