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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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