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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major 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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