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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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