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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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