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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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