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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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