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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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