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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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