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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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