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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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