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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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