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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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