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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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