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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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