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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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