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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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