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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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