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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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