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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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