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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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