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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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