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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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