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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC classes? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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