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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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