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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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