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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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