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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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