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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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