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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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