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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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