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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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