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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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