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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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