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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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