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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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