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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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