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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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