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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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