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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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