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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning enable learners all over the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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