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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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