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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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