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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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